Sunday, 31st March - Ballyliffin 10 & Omagh Half - Report

Published on 01 April 2013

Easter Saturday saw the staging of both the Ballyliffen 10 mile road race and the Omagh Half Marathon. Inishowen AC had athletes competing in both events. Locally, Ballyliffen was the place to be for the annual Costal Challenge, which is a tough and scenic route. 700 participants took to the start line for the 2pm start. It was two visiting athletes who set the pace from the start; Foyle Valley's Pius Mc Intyre and former winner John Harkin from Carndonagh, now running for Tullamore Harriers. It was Mc Intyre who won the race in a time of 57.29 followed by Harkin in 58.09. First of the Inishowen athletes was Martin Mooney in 8th place overall in a time of 62.34, follwed by Christian Mc Ginley in 66.13. In the ladies race, Springwell Athletic Club Coleraine took the honours, filling the top two spots, with Karen Alexander winning in 64.36. First of the Inishowen ladies to cross the line was Theresa Doherty in 4th place in a time of 73.56 followed by Elizabeth Mc Daid in 75.28. Other Inishowen AC finishers were:

Earlier in the morning, 1500 athletes took to the starting line for the Omagh Half marathon and Inishowen athletes were in attendance. Benny Mc Daid was the first over the line for Inishowen AC with a fantastic 21st place finish in a time of 78.22 followed by: